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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. What Is Kanban? What Is Scrum?

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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When to Use It: The Waterfall approach is great for manufacturing and construction projects , which are highly structured, and when it’s too expensive to pivot or change anything after the fact. Agile Methodology. What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams.

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How to Start a Project Management Career

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It is a discipline that is used across industries as varied as construction, manufacturing and IT to healthcare, professional services and government. Average Salary for a Manufacturing Project Manager: A manufacturing project manager can make an average salary of $123,000.

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What Is Lean Portfolio Management? A Quick Guide

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Lean portfolio management is a process by which strategy is aligned with execution using a lean approach and agile portfolio operations and governance. Lean project management is part of an agile methodology that aims to increase customer value by removing project waste. Execute Lean Governance. Mapping the Value Stream.

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Integrating Products for Manufacturing Success

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We found Microsoft’s recent publication, Modern Project Management for Manufacturing , to be an excellent read explaining how project management within the field of manufacturing can be streamlined with one connected platform. Are you currently managing a manufacturing portfolio by merging various Microsoft applications with Project?

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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

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Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. Yet, Scrum and the principles of agile development are not as common in Japan as they are in other parts of the world.

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Microsoft Project vs. Microsoft Planner: In-Depth Comparison

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It’s used in industries such as construction, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, government, retail, financial services and health care. Therefore, Microsoft Planner is going to be the choice for small teams and agile projects that prefer a lightweight and user-friendly tool that’s more focused on task management exclusively.

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